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deviation

[dee-vee-ey-shuhn] / ˌdi viˈeɪ ʃən /


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Gittens added there had been a "significant deviation" from the expected standards of care and "missed opportunities".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

They showed significant deterioration in several measures, including elevator and aileron control, landing accuracy and vertical and lateral deviation on approach.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“Weather will be the market’s concern next week as this report did not have a deviation significant enough to be a major market factor,” said the Hightower Report in a note following the WASDE’s release.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

For inflation, that means looking at core PCE’s deviation from the 2% target.

From MarketWatch Jun. 19, 2026

And it really has been a nice deviation from the norm.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

While weather forecasts have been leaning toward warmer than normal, “temperature deviations from normal don’t yet appear sufficient to spur much of a price advance from here,” Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence had pushed growth stocks to more than two standard deviations above value stocks in late May.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

The scientists suggested several theories for why these two humpbacks embarked on such "exceptional" deviations from the normal routes.

From Barron's May 20, 2026

Macroscopicity allows scientists to evaluate experiments involving systems such as nano-oscillators, atomic interferometers, and nanoacoustic resonators by measuring how effectively they rule out even tiny deviations from standard quantum theory.

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

Minor deviations earned her little frowns on wise brows, or a degree of frostiness and withdrawal of sympathy.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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